Dryer Sheets

Let me start by saying I don't use dryer sheets, I use those wool balls and love them.  However, for some reason my husband doesn't trust them so he tosses in a half of dryer sheet. He is Dutch and very frugal, just in case you were wondering. Anyway, when my friend Becky was here, she had seen on Pinterest cards using dryer sheets so I decided to give it a whirl.

I used Stampin' Up adhesive sheets to adhere it to the cardstock.

 I then stamped over the top.  This one I'm on the fence if I like it or not, so it's not finished.

 This one I really like.

There is a close up. The pictures don't do it justice but it adds dimension and texture for a fun effect.

Have I gone too far?

After have too much fun cutting out the flowers for the brooches, it got me wondering what else I could do with the aluminum cans that have been accumulating.

And so I started cutting .....

and cutting .....

And more cutting.

Now I'm sure I have you wondering, what in the world is she going to do with those and that a very good  question.

Toh Doh!

Are these not the weirdest, funkiest cards you have ever seen?

Flower Pins and Repurposing

I've been having so much fun making these cute little brooches out of aluminum cans.

I start out with my dies and an aluminum can.

This one is a special request that someone wanted red, white and blue with a clip on the back.

I run it through my big shot and out comes the cut flower.

This particular die from Fun Stampers Journey is retired but they can be made with other flowers dies as well.

E6000 glue is crucial, I can't craft without it. All glue is not created equal, trust me.

The one on the right I call Big Bertha.  I used all four flowers dies, I thought it might be a touch to large for most people so I made most of them using the three smallest dies.

Some of the brooches have clips and some have pins.

I have found that older people like the clips as it's much easier to get on and off than a pin.

Here are a couple I made with another die.

More Recycling

Just when I think it's safe to throw something away ....
I came across some cute little cell phone holders made from cassette tape holders.
Luckily I tossed out a bunch before I came across this idea or I may have been temped to keep them but I have a couple that didn't get chucked yet so I turned them into these ...

 

 

T Shirt Scarves

I found some old t shirts in my kids closets and not wanting to throw them out I went on line and found a couple of tutorials to turn them into scarves.

I'm not sure how long the red on took to make because I didn't time myself, however the blue one took 16 minutes.  I tried to make a couple of flowers to jazz them up but was unsuccessful in that area.